Meandering Thoughts #55

Posted inculture, meandering
Once upon a time, your choices of payment method were cash, check, or credit card. Written checks went out of vogue decades ago due to fraud; e-checks were a temporary…

Meandering Thoughts #54

Posted inmeandering, music
[Chorus 2]Oh, I love you more today than yesterdayBut not as much as tomorrowI love you more today than yesterdayBut only half as much as tomorrow At least to me,…

Meandering Thoughts #53

Posted inlocations, meandering
From the EuroNews article Ranked: These are the best airports in Europe for punctuality and passenger experience: Though I don't know why the author referred to South Africa - which…

Meandering Thoughts #52

Posted inhiring, meandering, work
Anyone job searching knows a quality, well-written CV gives you the best chance of surviving the initial cull of applicants; conversely, misspellings and grammatical mistakes allow those hiring to quickly…

Meandering Thoughts #51

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My grandparents spent their final years in a retirement community in North Carolina which provided all levels of care, from light-touch living assistance (activities, events, meals, cleaning) to complete nursing…

Meandering Thoughts #50

Posted inmeandering, software, work
This BBC article dissects how tennis line judges are being replaced by electronic line calling at professional tournaments - this year, Wimbledon - and asks how future umpires, who started…

Meandering Thoughts #48

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My wife and I visited Missouri Mouse Antiques, a local antique mall, searching for a door stop. As we browsed, my wife saw a hanging, macrame (?) lampshade and commented…